We are very honored to have our own Tom Maiden as guest speaker tomorrow morning. Tom has the distinction of serving nearly two years as President of our club, from September 1996 thru June 1998. Tom’s wife Michele is also a Past President (2018-2019). When he isn’t busy working as a Certified Financial Planner and […]
Lillian is a senior Biology major with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry from Capon Bridge, WV. She is the two term past president of MEDLIFE and a member of Rotaract. Lillian is also the president of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, in the Biology Honors Society, a McMurran Scholar, and the most recent recipient of the […]
Our speaker was born and bred in West Virginia's Kanawha County; mother from Martinsburg; grandfather from Zoar on Flowing Springs Rd. Graduate of WVU. Worked for the USDA for 18 years. Now living in Harpers Ferry. Devoted my life's passion to restoring the pawpaw — native fruit — to a notable place in American cuisine. […]
James Gatz has served as Mayor of Shepherdstown since July 2024. Professional experience includes more than 30 years of experience with the Federal government involving numerous assignments in policy development, planning and research, and program design and implementation at the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services. Educational credentials J.D. […]
Austin Slater has 40-years’ experience as an executive in the energy industry, retiring March 2020 following 18-years as President and CEO of the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative. He formerly served as VP for Education and Training at National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Arlington, Virginia, and as General Manager of Tideland EMC in eastern […]
Cathy Funk, MD grew up on a dairy farm in Jefferson County, WV with a love for 4-H and WVU. She is a graduate from WVU School of Medicine and is board certified in Internal Medicine. She has practiced in the eastern panhandle for 22 years. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin appointed Cathy to the Board […]
The Rev. Gethin Wied is an Episcopal Priest and recent arrival to Shepherdstown and West Virginia. A native of California, near the end of 2023 he accepted the call to become the 26th Rector of Trinity Church here in town. Prior to this, he was Clergy Associate and Day School Chaplain at St. James’ Church […]
Dr. Smith, an infectious disease specialist, is a graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and the WVU School of Medicine in Morgantown, and completed her residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron and Akron General Medical center, both in Ohio. In 2003, Smith completed a fellowship in infectious […]
Anyone who set foot in Brian Palank's office knows that "musak" played constantly, partly to drown out the whine of the dental drill but also the always loquacious doctor, nurses, and gauze-garbled patients. You always left with a new ear worm—a song you hadn't heard since high school. Through it all, the good doctor absorbed […]
This week at our morning meeting we are joined by our District Governor Pam Wagoner. Pam joined the Rotary Club of Martinsburg in 2008 and has served as the club President twice. She's also served as our Area Governor twice. She is the proud owner of Depot Florist in downtown Martinsburg, WV.